The Untold Story Of A Philip Randolph

"You may have heard about labor organizers like Cesar Chavez, who helped organize farmworkers in California. But decades earlier, A. Philip Randolph started a union for Black porters who worked on Pullman railcars. It was the first predominately Black union in the United States. Randolph was also involved in the civil rights movement and organized the March on Washington in 1963. With key biographical information and related historical events, this Capstone Captivate book uncovers Randolph's story and his important works as a labor organizer and civil rights activist. Dive into the First but Forgotten series to read rarely told stories from history"--

You may have heard about labor organizers like Cesar Chavez, who helped organize farmworkers in California. But decades earlier, A. Philip Randolph started a union for Black porters who worked on Pullman railcars. It was the first predominately Black union in the United States. Randolph was also involved in the civil rights movement and organized the March on Washington in 1963. With key biographical information and related historical events, this Capstone Captivate book uncovers Randolph's story and his important works as a labor organizer and civil rights activist. Dive into the First but Forgotten series to read rarely told stories from history.

A. Philip Randolph's career as a trade unionist and civil rights activist shaped the course of black protest in the mid-20th century. This book shows that Randolph's push for African American equality took place within a broader progressive program of industrial reform.

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Scholarship has portrayed A. Philip Randolph, an African American trade unionist as an atheist and anti-religious. Taylor places him within the context of American religious history and uncovers his complex relationship to African American religion.

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